LSU's Ferguson deflect attention

7:04 PM,
Sep. 16, 2013

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LSU defensive tackle Ego Ferguson was named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday for making eight tackles with a sack in the 45-13 win over Kent State Saturday, and he quickly went about showing that he may not have much of an ego.

"The defensive ends made a lot of those plays for me," Ferguson said. "They contained a lot of plays for us and forced a lot of plays inside, so the running backs cut back inside. That enables us to eat inside. It's a team thing. It wasn't just me. The tackles came to me."

Ferguson led a defense that held Kent State to 58 rushing yards on 32 carries. ...